| Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture | |
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| Capital: Yining | |
| Prefecture-level divisions | |
| Sub-provincial autonomous prefectures | 1 |
| Prefectures | 2 |
| County level divisions | |
| County cities | 5 |
| Counties | 17 |
| Autonomous counties | 2 |
| Township level divisions | |
| Towns | 73 |
| Townships | 124 |
| Ethnic townships | 17 |
| Subdistricts | 23 |
| Other entries | 117 |
| The other entries are not counted in the Township level divisions. | |
| Administrative divisions of China |
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History: before 1912, 1912–49, 1949–present Administrative division codes |
Ili, an autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China located in Xinjiang, is made up of the following administrative divisions.
The following table lists only the prefecture-level and county-level divisions of Ili.
| Prefecture level | County Level | ||||||
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| Name | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh Latin transcription | Uyghur (UEY) | SASM/GNC official Uyghur transcription | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | |
| Direct administration Ili Kazakh | Yining City | قۇلجا قالاسى | Qulja qalası | غۇلجا شەھىرى | Ĝulja Xäĥiri | 伊宁市 | Yīníng Shì |
| Kuitun City | كۇيتۇن قالاسى | Küytün qalası | كۈيتۇن شەھىرى | Küytun Xäĥiri | 奎屯市 | Kuítún Shì | |
| Yining County | قۇلجا اۋدانى | Qulja awdanı | غۇلجا ناھىيىسى | Ĝulja Naĥiyisi | 伊宁县 | Yīníng Xiàn | |
| Huocheng County | قورعاس اۋدانى | Qorğas awdanı | قورغاس ناھىيىسى | K̂orqas Naĥiyisi | 霍城县 | Huòchéng Xiàn | |
| Gongliu County | توعىزتاراۋ اۋدانى | Toğıztaraw awdanı | توققۇزتارا ناھىيىسى | Tok̂k̂uztara Naĥiyisi | 巩留县 | Gǒngliú Xiàn | |
| Xinyuan County | كۇنەس اۋدانى | Künes awdanı | كۈنەس ناھىيىسى | Künäs Naĥiyisi | 新源县 | Xīnyuán Xiàn | |
| Zhaosu County | موڭعۇلكۇرە اۋدانى | Moñğulküre awdanı | موڭغۇلكۈرە ناھىيىسى | Mongĝulkürä Naĥiyisi | 昭苏县 | Zhāosū Xiàn | |
| Tekes County | تەكەس اۋدانى | Tekes awdanı | تېكەس ناھىيىسى | Têkäs Naĥiyisi | 特克斯县 | Tèkèsī Xiàn | |
| Nilka County | نىلقى اۋدانى | Nılqı awdanı | نىلقا ناھىيسى | Nilk̂a Naĥiyisi | 尼勒克县 | Nílèkè Xiàn | |
| Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County | شاپشال سىبە اۆتونوميالىق اۋدانى | Şapşal Sibe avtonomyalı awdanı | چاپچال شىبە ئاپتونوم يېزىسى | Qapqal Xibä Aptonom Naĥiyisi | 察布查尔 锡伯自治县 | Chábùchá'ěr Xībó Zìzhìxiàn | |
| Tacheng Prefecture تارباعاتاي ايماعى Tarbağatay aymağı تارباغاتاي ۋىلايىتى Tarbaĝatay Vilayiti 塔城地区 Tǎchéng Dìqū | Tacheng City | شاۋەشەك قالاسى | Şäwesek qalası | چۆچەك شەھىرى | Qöqäk Xäĥiri | 塔城市 | Tǎchéng Shì |
| Wusu City | شيحۋ قالاسى | Şïxw qalası | شىخۇ شەھىرى | Xihu Xäĥiri | 乌苏市 | Wūsū Shì | |
| Emin County | ءدوربىلجىن اۋدانى | Dörbiljin awdanı | دۆربىلجىن ناھىيىسى | Dörbiljin Naĥiyisi | 额敏县 | Émǐn Xiàn | |
| Shawan County | ساۋان اۋدانى | Sawan awdanı | ساۋەن ناھىيىسى | Savän Naĥiyisi | 沙湾县 | Shāwān Xiàn | |
| Toli County | تولى اۋدانى | Tolı awdanı | تولى ناھىيىسى | Toli Naĥiyisi | 托里县 | Tuōlǐ Xiàn | |
| Yumin County | شاعانتوعاي اۋدانى | Şağantoğay awdanı | چاغانتوقاي ناھىيىسى | Qaĝantok̂ay Naĥiyisi | 裕民县 | Yùmín Xiàn | |
| Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County | قوبىقسارى موڭعۇل اۆتونوميالىق اۋدانى | Qobıqsarı Moñğul avtonomyalı awdanı | قوبۇقسار موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ناھىيىسى | K̂obuk̂sar Mongĝul Aptonom Naĥiyisi | 和布克赛尔 蒙古自治县 | Hébùkèsài'ěr Měnggǔ Zìzhìxiàn | |
| Altay Prefecture ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى Altay aymağı ئالتاي ۋىلايىتى Altay Vilayiti 阿勒泰地区 Ālètài Dìqū | Altay City | التاي قالاسى | Altay qalası | ئالتاي شەھىرى | Altay Xäĥiri | 阿勒泰市 | Ālètài Shì |
| Burqin County | بۋىرشىن اۋدانى | Bwırşın awdanı | بۇرچىن ناھىيىسى | Burqin Naĥiyisi | 布尔津县 | Bù'ěrjīn Xiàn | |
| Fuyun County | كوكتوعاي اۋدانى | Köktoğay awdanı | خْكتْكاَي ناھىيىسى | Koktokay Naĥiyisi | 富蕴县 | Fùyùn Xiàn | |
| Fuhai County | بۋرىلتوعاي اۋدانى | Bwrıltoğay awdanı | بۇرۇلتوقاي ناھىيىسى | Burultok̂ay Naĥiyisi | 福海县 | Fúhǎi Xiàn | |
| Habahe County | قابا اۋدانى | Qaba awdanı | قابا ناھىيىسى | K̂aba Naĥiyisi | 哈巴河县 | Hābāhé Xiàn | |
| Qinggil County | شىڭگىل اۋدانى | Şiñgil awdanı | چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى | Qinggil Naĥiyisi | 青河县 | Qīnghé Xiàn | |
| Jeminay County | جەمەنەي اۋدانى | Jemeney awdanı | جېمىنەي ناھىيىسى | Jêminäy Naĥiyisi | 吉木乃县 | Jímùnǎi Xiàn | |
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